The makers of Udta Punjab got a major relief as the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the plea of an NGO to stay the release of the film. Human Rights Awareness Association, an NGO, had yesterday moved the apex court to stall the screening of the film which focuses on the widespread drug menace in the agrarian state.

A vacation bench of justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and L. Nageswara Rao, however, granted liberty to the NGO to approach the High Court with its prayer.

Appearing for Phantom Films, Senior Counsel Meenakshi Arora said the CBFC had already given the certificate and the film had already released overseas.

She said the film is scheduled to release across 8,000 screens countrywide on Friday.

On June 13, the Bombay High Court had cleared the decks for the release of ‘Udta Punjab’ after ordering deleting of a urination scene and displaying a revised disclaimer as per which the makers would have to delete reference to Pakistan.

The Bombay High Court had also directed the film-maker to make additions to the disclaimer to the effect that the movie, its characters and the film-makers do not promote the use of drugs and abusive language, and the film is only attempting to depict the reality of drug abuse.

In the Bombay High Court, Anurag Kashyap’s Phantom Films had challenged the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) revising committee’s order of June 6 directing for a total of 13 changes in the movie.

Cry-baby-cji is holidaying in London and Hawaii ! Why should he give up the privileges , after all you have only one life ....

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Jun 16, 2016 at 12:15 pm

What you see here is again the garbage from saffron bridage. Whenever the law goes against them, they resort to abuses against someone somewhere. It is a like a dog with rabies which keeps biting anyone in its way. So you see them now hurling abuses at Congress, Sonia, Rahul. In other places they will start screaming terrorists, anti national, sickular, pseudo secular............ That's their ideny! Shame on them!

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Jun 16, 2016 at 9:26 pm

FK Dev!

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Rajesh

Jun 16, 2016 at 2:30 pm

Hi, ch..tiya. I am sure you another one of those "neutral" observers who hates BJP but does not support any other party. lol.

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Rajesh

Jun 16, 2016 at 8:32 am

Kya baat hai? The SC has not yet heard the Delhi gang-r-pists case from 2012, but these beggars are so quick to handle a major issue like a stupid film.